help with my usa jackson

[bootlegger]

hi i hust purchased these can someone help with imfo on these . the fire crackle is serial#4689 and has the san dimas back plate and the blue one has serial #003050 and has the ontario back plate. just curios what they are? curious about the grover jackson signature on the fire crackle and what are they worth. i am hoping i didnt overpay lol hres the link http://s775.photobucket.com/albums/yy33/bootlegger1/

[neilli]

The serial number info is available on the Jackson site so you can date the guitars there.

Grover signed a bunch of guitars in the era of the Firecrackle (1988?) so there's no 'rarity' factor there. Someone near Seattle was trying to get rid of one like that for around 400... Actually, seeing the extra switch, that looks like the same guitar.

The Blue one I think is an AT1, but check out the catalogue scans at this link. I think these were from 98 or so...

http://audiozone.dk/cm/jackson-charvel-guitar-catalog-scans.php

[ejpii]

Nice guitars. I love the AT1.

[bootlegger]

whats the at1 worth? i really thought they both were worth alot being they are from back in the day. what makes the crackle so cheap? it is a custom shop according to serial.

[bootlegger]

what model do you think the crackle is? thanks for the help guys

[neilli]

The crackle is just a dinky. It came from the era where all Jacksons were custom shop in that there was no standard production range of guitars. However, Jackson made a bunch of Dinkys like that, plus a blue crackle version.

It's a great guitar for the price, but the finish is kinda dated, the JT6 trem isn't the best and there are loads of them which all go to mean they don't attract a high price.

The AT1 was a bit of a departure from the Jackson norm and they were never particularly popular hence why they didn't last long. I'd suggest that it's the headstock and Wilkinson trem that put a lot of people off.

[bootlegger]

the trem is locked up on the fine tuners on the crackle. where could i search for these parts? i have tried ebay with no luck. i looked in your links and i think its a jt6. do you agree? thanks

[neilli]

Yeah, it's a JT6 - try Dave at www.fretsonthenet.com for parts...

[bootlegger]

thanks for the imfo

[Axewielder]

If budman doesn't have the JT6 part you are looking for, you might be screwed. They are getting damn hard to find. Maybe you can get the parts freed up with some WD40 and elbow grease?

[bootlegger]

Well a couple of them are stripped out as well. Wish i had a better senario lol

[m2pmd70]

They're both pretty sweet. I'd love to have an AT1 like that tho I don't know if I'd like the Wilkinson or not. The good news on the jt6 is an OFR is s'posed to be a direct swap.

[bootlegger]

What is an ofr? I am unfamiliar. Please fill me in

[Grawnday]

Original Floyd Rose

Cheapest here, I think. http://www.warmoth.com/Original-Floyd-Rose-C693.aspx